Chicago

Homegrown Chicago-area native, Kweku Collins from Evanston, Illinois and part of homegrown Chicago label, Closed Sessions, who's roster keeps expanding to bigger and better things is back after a bit of a h...

Chicago emcee, Vic Spencer is not only arguably the best emcee in all of Chicago, but one of the best in all of Hip-Hop right now and his newest album, Spencer For Higher, is just further proof of that. ...

Raekwon performing at the mic stand with the Mo Fitz Project at The Promontory in Chicago on Friday May 18, 2018 for the latest installment of the Classic Hip Hop Lives series. Photo courtesy of Nico Rubio ...

Rakim of Eric B. & Rakim takes time to greet fans in between performing at Patio Theater in Chicago on Thursday May 10, 2018 for the Chicago stop of the duo's current 30th Anniversary, The Technique Tour. ...

With all that's going on in America in these current controversial times, Chicago emcee, The Boy Illinois, continues to show why he's not only arguably the greatest emcee in all of Chicago right now, but one o...

Homegrown Chicago singer, Jean Deaux, brings a playful new energy to her very playful and summer-ready new ROMderful-produced single, Energy.  Which finds Jean over the playful and energetic drums and chants ...

One of the most talented artists from my hometown of Chicago and rising talents period right now, Ravyn Lenae has really been putting out some pretty incredibly amazing work lately.  Whether it be her late...

It's been awhile since we did one of our new artist spotlights, actually dating back to November of last year.  But today me and the rest of the team here at TheHipHopDemocrat, decided to bring back yet again...

On Thursday night at the Flagship AT&T Michigan Ave. Store, Chicago emcee, Add-2 and his Haven Studios teamed up with AT&T Michigan Ave. and Common’s new Showtime series, The Chi, for a very speci...

Chicago emcee, The Boy Illinois, shows the raw and gritty unseen side of Chicago in his new Vernon Vision Film-directed video, Othello.  Which finds Illi at a Chicago train track showing off his slick metapho...